Exploring Aviation

Studying for Private Pilot License was fun. Though when you consider the hassles with having to fly a small plane and dealing with all the reporting guidelines etc.- it stops being fun and is something one should do only if they are absolutely committed professionally! For me, it was about the thrill of flying and once I did my first solo take-off with just 15 hours of practice- where my instructor congratulated by saying shockingly that "I have yet to have anyone who could manage an aircraft that easily, this soon", the thrill was achieved. 

Here are some cool images taken during some of my flight training sessions.

Up close and spectacular view of the Canadian Rockies (June 2011)

My second flight experience! Just a few feet up from the ridge and it was on my side of the aircraft (at a tilt)- cool, amazing, scary- actually I seemed to have experienced a plethora of emotions, all in one split second.  

Seeing the amazing Rockies in their full glory has been one of my very memorable experiences. Oh, what a blessing to be near the magnificent Canadian Rockies! A simple training flight can be a gorgeous expedition...

First Flight experience in a Diamond (June 2011)